Home Balthus, mysterious, discussed and fascinating painter Balthus. The King of cats, 1935. Oil on canvas, cm. 71 x 48. Private collection, © Balthus © Mondadori Portfolio/Bridgeman Images

Balthus. The King of cats, 1935. Oil on canvas, cm. 71 x 48. Private collection, © Balthus © Mondadori Portfolio/Bridgeman Images

Balthus. Alice in the mirror, 1933, cm. 162 x 112. Oil on canvas. Collection Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris

Balthus. The King of cats, 1935. Oil on canvas, cm. 71 x 48. Private collection, © Balthus © Mondadori Portfolio/Bridgeman Images

Balthus. The golden years, 1845, Washington, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Balthus. The Moth, 1959. Oil on canvas. Gift André e Heriette Gomès, 1985. Centre Pompidou Musée national d’Art modérne, Paris © Photo RMN/Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais/Jaques Fauioir